Tony Spicer became president of the state federation of labor in July 2016 and chairs the Kansas AFL-CIO executive board and the Kansas State Council of Machinists for the International Association of Machinists. Tony also serves as IAM plant chairman for the union at Bombardier Learjet (since 2008) and remains a delegate for IAM Local Lodge No. 639 to the Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation (also since 2008). Previously, Tony served as president for two years of the Light Aircraft Steering Committee for the IAM from 2014-2016.
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Tony Spicer, John Nave and Andy Sanchez are officers of the Kansas AFL-CIO, a state federation of labor representing more than 85,000 members of 300 unions […]
